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a show of strength for governor romney on the economy. folks saying 55% of the economy would get better if romney's elected. 46% believe that if the president's re-elected p you see the corresponding numbers for how it gets worse. how much of a negative right now is the current state of the economy for president obama? >> i think people see an increase in a private sector employment which is a positive thing. they see the unemployment rate going down consistently month after month. that's a positive thing. we want it to move more quickly. they don't want to return to the bush economic policies that created this recession. i know these shows have to sift through the entrails of public opinion polls every sunday. i'm just telling you we have six months to go here. who would have guessed two weeks ago what happened to jamie dimon and chase in terms of wall street reform. there are going to be ten events between now and the election we can't even predict. but the bottom line is we're moving positively in the right direction to help middle-inc
a show of strength for governor romney on the economy. folks saying 55% of the economy would get better if romney's elected. 46% believe that if the president's re-elected p you see the corresponding numbers for how it gets worse. how much of a negative right now is the current state of the economy for president obama? >> i think people see an increase in a private sector employment which is a positive thing. they see the unemployment rate going down consistently month after month. that's...
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certainly the mitt romney campaign believes it is the issue and it believes that the stagnating economy is why romney will end up in the white house. we'll see. but it was a reminder today. you know, for the last week, kate, what have we been talking about in politics? anything but the economy. been talking about health care, all of these things. but these numbers are a reminder that front and center what voters care about is this economy. it's what the romney campaign thinks is their ticket to the white house. >> chuck todd,teve liesman, thanks so much for the perspective tonight. >>> the jobs report sent stocks down today. the dow fell nearly 125 points. nasdaq down 39. the s&p down almost 13. the record-setting heat is the other big story tonight. moving east now but not before baking the midwest again today. and we're learning now just how deadly the heat has been. nbc's john yang joins us again tonight from chicago where the temperature hit 100 for the third day in a row. john? >> reporter: good evening, kate. this record, this heat wave is not only setting records. it has turned d
certainly the mitt romney campaign believes it is the issue and it believes that the stagnating economy is why romney will end up in the white house. we'll see. but it was a reminder today. you know, for the last week, kate, what have we been talking about in politics? anything but the economy. been talking about health care, all of these things. but these numbers are a reminder that front and center what voters care about is this economy. it's what the romney campaign thinks is their ticket to...
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we'll talk about jobs and the economy and how the vice president sizes up mitt romney. it's a big weekend for the obama campgn. in ohio saturday he officially kicked off his presidential bid. >> we are still fired up. we are still ready to go. and we are going to remind the world once more just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. thank you. >> the big question this morning. how does obama win? >> president obama is out of ide ideas. he's out of excuses. and in 2012 it's time to make sure we put him out of office. >> our political round table is here this morning to weigh in. republican senator from new hampshire kelly ayotte and tom brokaw, and chuck todd, plus economist diane swan. >> good morngz. ohio and virginia is where president obama was yesterday officially kicking off his re-election bid. as we went through the features, we learn a lot about how the president is going to try to win. that is the big question. how does he do it? one, he makes the case for hanging on even in this tough economy. two, and you'll hear a lot of
we'll talk about jobs and the economy and how the vice president sizes up mitt romney. it's a big weekend for the obama campgn. in ohio saturday he officially kicked off his presidential bid. >> we are still fired up. we are still ready to go. and we are going to remind the world once more just why it is that the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth. thank you. >> the big question this morning. how does obama win? >> president obama is out of ide ideas....
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in our poll when likely voters were asked who would do a better job on the economy, mitt romney led by two points in august, but that's now flipped to a two-point lead for mr. obama, 49 to 47. >> i don't support the republican philosophy that tax cuts will improve the economy. so i-- i do believe that government spending can be reduced, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be spent on infrastructure, education, and health care. >> reporter: the president also holds a sizable 12-point lead among women voters in virginia with almost every obama campaign ad focused on women. >> moms like kristy would be stretched even more under mitt romney. >> my goodness, what a northern virginia welcome! thank you! >> reporter: but there is another side to the gender gap. the romney-ryan ticket lead with men in virginia by six point and their campaign is press, the message they can fix the economy. >> here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. >> reporter: charles fusco, a virginia voter and 20-year veteran of the air force, believes mitt romney has more ability to handle the deficit.
in our poll when likely voters were asked who would do a better job on the economy, mitt romney led by two points in august, but that's now flipped to a two-point lead for mr. obama, 49 to 47. >> i don't support the republican philosophy that tax cuts will improve the economy. so i-- i do believe that government spending can be reduced, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be spent on infrastructure, education, and health care. >> reporter: the president also holds a sizable 12-point...
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. >> the economy is growing again but not as fast as we want it to grow. >> mitt romney who this week clinched the nominee sees an opening. >> the president always has someone to blame. the truth is the job of the president is to get america back to work. >> sure it is about the economy but president obama wants to make it about governor romney's record in massachusetts. this week current governor deval patrick and governor of ohio, john kasich. patrick and kasich square off. and then analysis from our round table on the state of the campaign. with us kevin madden and from the senator for america progress neera tanden. finally, would this outburst from an illinois legislator more than just a youtube moment. >> you should be ashamed of yourself. i'm sick of it. >> beyond the screaming, the problem with our politics and with washington in this election year as seen by bill bradley, author of the book, "we can all do better." >>> from nbc news in washington, "meet the press" with david gregory. >> if you needed a reminder about how important the economy was we got it on friday. worst day
. >> the economy is growing again but not as fast as we want it to grow. >> mitt romney who this week clinched the nominee sees an opening. >> the president always has someone to blame. the truth is the job of the president is to get america back to work. >> sure it is about the economy but president obama wants to make it about governor romney's record in massachusetts. this week current governor deval patrick and governor of ohio, john kasich. patrick and kasich square...
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with the economy weak is obama lucky again that business with mitt romney has changed the subject? i'm chris matthews. with us david ignatius. the bbc's katty kay, "the new york times'" helene cooper and national journal major garrett. foreign policy is the defining issue in this most critical presidential election. barack obama is a democratic president who holds the high ground on national security and that became a problem for governor romney in his charge that the president projects weakness to america's enemies. when he got the nobel peace prize at the beginning of his term, the president decided to use that stage to make clear that even though he was elected as an opponent of the iraq war, he does not shrink from using power in the muslim world. >> religion is used to justify the murder of innocents by those who have distorted and defiled the great religion of islam. and who attacked my country. i face the world as it is. and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the american people. chris: but governor romney was suggesting weakness and now the tarke on our consulate i
with the economy weak is obama lucky again that business with mitt romney has changed the subject? i'm chris matthews. with us david ignatius. the bbc's katty kay, "the new york times'" helene cooper and national journal major garrett. foreign policy is the defining issue in this most critical presidential election. barack obama is a democratic president who holds the high ground on national security and that became a problem for governor romney in his charge that the president...
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>> governor romney says the economy is improving, we're in recovery. the big rap against you in 2008 going against president obama, he connected better on the economy. how does romney this optimism in the economy and take on the president and say, no, really, we could have recovered faster? is that really the message he can take to voters? >> no. facts are stubborn things. when we pass the stimulus package -- by the way, we've gone from $10 trillion in debt to $15 trillion in debt. we used to say we're mortgaging our grandchildren's future and children's. we're mortgaging ours thanks to this incredible view the president of the united states has that government creates jobs. that's how you get solyndra, given to a mature industry which is just crazy because it's got to do with his philosophy, which is that government creates jobs. mitt romney believes that business creates jobs. he's had that background and he backed businesses that succeeded. he backed businesses that failed. $5 million in a warehouse and now you have staples. so, that's what this cam
>> governor romney says the economy is improving, we're in recovery. the big rap against you in 2008 going against president obama, he connected better on the economy. how does romney this optimism in the economy and take on the president and say, no, really, we could have recovered faster? is that really the message he can take to voters? >> no. facts are stubborn things. when we pass the stimulus package -- by the way, we've gone from $10 trillion in debt to $15 trillion in debt....
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romney's strength he says is the economy. he tried to talk about private equity. i don't think that was the right thing to do. i think you go after him and show where he wants to take the country. if indeed, if the paul ryan plan is the blueprint for the budget for mitt romney the president's got to explain what the paul ryan plan means for michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, double down that way. i think if you double down with some of the regulations people may -- romney will point out the health care stuff didn't work for you. if you're in the telecom industry, didn't work for you because since the 1920s you've had the same regulations. in the gas industry, governor cuomo issuing permits for natural gas exploratioexplorati. he's doing it. why aren't you doing it? lay out how romney would do, how america would look different and do it specifically. at the same time i still believe kim's right in half of what she's saying the president has to have a message about where he's going to take us in the next four years. and if you don't have that i don't know how you on vinc
romney's strength he says is the economy. he tried to talk about private equity. i don't think that was the right thing to do. i think you go after him and show where he wants to take the country. if indeed, if the paul ryan plan is the blueprint for the budget for mitt romney the president's got to explain what the paul ryan plan means for michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, double down that way. i think if you double down with some of the regulations people may -- romney will point out the health...
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>> i think there's no question that mitt romney's candidacy is about the economy. >> my question is did he miss an opportunity to spell it out? he didn't use language as strong as you did against rush limbaugh. >> again, i think mitt romney has been very clear. he is somebody that is focused on the economy. this issue. rush has apologized. if you ask mitt romney, david, i am sure he would agree those were insulting words just as rush characterized his own language. >> did the house make a mistake by not having fluke testify in the first place at a hearing first dominated by men on this issue of the hhs ruling and contraception being covered by insurance, and do you think there was a mistake giving power to this issue? >> this issue is about religious freedom. think about it. it's the obama administration and the president telling the catholic church what the catholic faith means. to me and to you, we are members of a minority faith. this country stands for religious freedom. so ny people in the world come here for that reason alone so you can practice your faith. it's central to who we
>> i think there's no question that mitt romney's candidacy is about the economy. >> my question is did he miss an opportunity to spell it out? he didn't use language as strong as you did against rush limbaugh. >> again, i think mitt romney has been very clear. he is somebody that is focused on the economy. this issue. rush has apologized. if you ask mitt romney, david, i am sure he would agree those were insulting words just as rush characterized his own language. >>...
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ann romney certainly understood the economy. i think women all across the country were highly insulted, and they should be, because women have borne the brunt of the failed economic policies under barack obama. just one example, women are paying $2,000 a year more for gasoline than the day they did when barack obama came into office. that's just one example. 92% of the women -- 92% of the people under barack obama's failed economic policies are women who have lost jobs. that's an unbelievably shocking number. 'cause 858,000 women have lost their jobs under barack obama. that's direct opportunity that's lost for them. and especially your previous guest, secretary geithner, he continued to blame george bush for the current economic woes, for the current debt woes. but at the same time, barack obama has to take responsibility. and there's no question, his economic policies have had a disproportionate negative impact on women. and that's why i think women are going to be very upset with this current administration. >> senator, was t
ann romney certainly understood the economy. i think women all across the country were highly insulted, and they should be, because women have borne the brunt of the failed economic policies under barack obama. just one example, women are paying $2,000 a year more for gasoline than the day they did when barack obama came into office. that's just one example. 92% of the women -- 92% of the people under barack obama's failed economic policies are women who have lost jobs. that's an unbelievably...
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the reason governor romney is in the race is to fix the economy. he has made that very clear. we don't know what president obama would do on a second term. here we are five weeks away from him asking for a job. >> how does mitt romney differ from george bush? his big proposal is the ryan budget which is slash medicare and medicaid for 30 million people to lose health insurance. that is to the right of where george bush was. >> it is going to be president obama and governor romney. >> hold on. i can tell you how he differs from george bush and so can bill clinton whom we just saw on tape. this president is telling the american people that the biggest problem we have is other americans holding the economy back. and bill clinton was a new business democrat. he wanted to grow the economy. the president's job bill clinton thought was to grow it for everybody and not just redistribute what americans have. the biggest flip that is hurting barack obama is a split in the democratic party. hillary clinton is still running. >> here is the problem for governor romney. he has to create dis
the reason governor romney is in the race is to fix the economy. he has made that very clear. we don't know what president obama would do on a second term. here we are five weeks away from him asking for a job. >> how does mitt romney differ from george bush? his big proposal is the ryan budget which is slash medicare and medicaid for 30 million people to lose health insurance. that is to the right of where george bush was. >> it is going to be president obama and governor romney....
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if she sees a weak economy ahead, she wants romney to win. trish rebegan with us, a.p.a.j. hunt and politico's john harris. the president didn't say how his sec term would be different. opting instet to rouse the troops. >> our friends down in tampa at the republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with america. all they had to offer is the same precipitations they've had for the last -- presippingses they've had for the last 0 -- prescriptions they've had for the last 30 years. deficit too high? tax cut. feel a cold coming on? take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning. [applause] chris: i had to tell you the democrats ended that week sky high. >> you've been to a lot of conventions, i have too, i've never seen a jump start like this one, a restart like this, in the 25 years i've been going to them. this is a group that doesn't lack for confidence generally but their expectations, they had some speeches that were authentic as well as passionate. that's not typical of conventions. they patched up wha
if she sees a weak economy ahead, she wants romney to win. trish rebegan with us, a.p.a.j. hunt and politico's john harris. the president didn't say how his sec term would be different. opting instet to rouse the troops. >> our friends down in tampa at the republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with america. all they had to offer is the same precipitations they've had for the last -- presippingses they've had for the last 0 -- prescriptions...
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romney leads the president on who has better ideas for improving the economy, 43-36. but it's by big margins that voters say the bulk of information they've received from both campaigns in the last few weeks has been overwhelmingly negative, with mr. obama's campaign being viewed as slightly more negative than romney. while most campaigns are going on the attack, the hits seem to be taking a greater toll on romney. 46% of voters say they didn't like romney personally. that compares to just 31% who said the same about the president. perhaps mindful of the toll this nasty campaign is taking, both campaigns are out with much softer hits on each other this week. >> sometimes politics can seem very small. >> he tried, you tried. it's okay to make a change. >> you know, today the focus of the back and forth was foreign policy. romney took his turn in front of the veterans of foreign wars in reno. where he gave a fiery speech filled with tough criticism of the president's record. foreign policy is one of the president's strengths. when matched up with romney, he leads him in
romney leads the president on who has better ideas for improving the economy, 43-36. but it's by big margins that voters say the bulk of information they've received from both campaigns in the last few weeks has been overwhelmingly negative, with mr. obama's campaign being viewed as slightly more negative than romney. while most campaigns are going on the attack, the hits seem to be taking a greater toll on romney. 46% of voters say they didn't like romney personally. that compares to just 31%...
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to tear down romney and run away from the president's own record on the economy? >> not at all. in fact, we got to office at a time when we were in a deep hole. we knew these problems were years in the making. they would take a long time to solve. the question is are we moving in the right direction. >> or are we flat lining? is there concern the economy is flat lining. >> we have to be vigilant about it which is why we want cong to work on our small business package, why we want to put number of other things.nd a we have to keep going at it. because, look, the last quarter was the best quarter we've had in six years in job creation. the last quarter was the best quarter we've had on manufacturing in two decades. we have something to build on here but we have to to accelerate that momentum. what we shouldn't do is go back to the policies that got us into the hole in the first place. that's what governor romney is proposing. >> a lot of people wondering what kind of campaign we're really in for. how negative is it going to be? governor romney was interviewed on abc
to tear down romney and run away from the president's own record on the economy? >> not at all. in fact, we got to office at a time when we were in a deep hole. we knew these problems were years in the making. they would take a long time to solve. the question is are we moving in the right direction. >> or are we flat lining? is there concern the economy is flat lining. >> we have to be vigilant about it which is why we want cong to work on our small business package, why we...
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>> given the state of our economy, i would not have been surprised if governor romney was ahead by 4%, 5% right now. given the terrible job numbers and the fact that unemployment won't move and it stays at 8% now record period of time since the depression. i think the personal attacks on governor romney. personal attacks over bain, taxes, none of which is relevant. it's gotten the campaign off message. i think putting paul ryan even this week with how nasty it became with the whole biden situation, there's been more discussion about medicare, much more discussion about taxes. >> is it a mistake for governor romney, he said he paid no less than 13% of taxes. now there's in focus on whether he should release tax returns. is this an issue that means something? do you think voters hear that and say, i got a problem with that? >> i think it's a tradeoff. i'm guessing, i don't know the inside answer on this. but being a lawyer and representing a lot of clients, representing a lot of people with very big, big tax returns, having pretty big tax return myself, if you take ten years of somebody
>> given the state of our economy, i would not have been surprised if governor romney was ahead by 4%, 5% right now. given the terrible job numbers and the fact that unemployment won't move and it stays at 8% now record period of time since the depression. i think the personal attacks on governor romney. personal attacks over bain, taxes, none of which is relevant. it's gotten the campaign off message. i think putting paul ryan even this week with how nasty it became with the whole biden...
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. >> reporter: the debate will center on domestic issues including the economy but right now romney is focused on foreign policy and has been slamming the president over his handling of the events in the middle east. in an op-ed in the "wall street journal" romney said the president showed weakness in the middle east. he said president obama heightened the prospect of conflict and instability. he doesn't understand an american policy that lacks resolve can provoke aggression and encourage disorder. white house aides says the president is looking forward to debate foreign policy with mitt romney. >> he took the iraq war, he did. he will focus on bin laden and bring him to justice. >> reporter: romney is said to be planning a major foreign policy speech to be delivered in the next few weeks. foreign policy is the focus of the final presidential debate on october 22nd in florida. >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning. come november colorado voters are expected to pass an amendment addressing the flood of political advertising. it began two years ago with the supreme court ruling wi
. >> reporter: the debate will center on domestic issues including the economy but right now romney is focused on foreign policy and has been slamming the president over his handling of the events in the middle east. in an op-ed in the "wall street journal" romney said the president showed weakness in the middle east. he said president obama heightened the prospect of conflict and instability. he doesn't understand an american policy that lacks resolve can provoke aggression and...
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obama launches campaign against romney but his real opponent is the economy. first of all, diane, you heard the vice president say there's no stagnation here. this recovery is in line with past recoveries from steep recessions. give us a reality economic? >> first of all, no one piece of data and it's collective human behavior and the data is our flashlight and a dense forest of economic information globally and nationally. the second issue is the reality is yes, we had a financial crisis and recovering from a financial crisis. when you take the foundation of capitalism and cut part of it away, it's very difficult to do. this is a reality we have to deal with. now, were there mistakes made along the road? absolutely. could we have a stronger recovery today if we had less uncertainty in washington? on both sides of the aisle. i think that's one of the key issues, is you are stuck within a certain range of growth. could you have gotten a little bit more if there had been less uncertainty and less gridlock on both sides of the aisle, yes, you could have. coming u
obama launches campaign against romney but his real opponent is the economy. first of all, diane, you heard the vice president say there's no stagnation here. this recovery is in line with past recoveries from steep recessions. give us a reality economic? >> first of all, no one piece of data and it's collective human behavior and the data is our flashlight and a dense forest of economic information globally and nationally. the second issue is the reality is yes, we had a financial crisis...
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. >> mitt romney is korgt latino voter. he'll be talking jobs and the economy as he makes a stop at a hispanic-owned business. his cam paper reignited a push for latino supporter this week, releasing a spanish statement tuesday while he was in texas courting support. >>> right now asian stocks rallied today, gaining for the third straight day. the gains come after the dow's best day of the year. they surged 286 points yesterday gaining almost 2.5%. futures are also up right now. >> exxon mobil is moving out of fairfax. they'll move beginning in 2014 to a new facility under construction. county leaders are now looking for another company to move into that campus. >>> 6 clrp 06 and 60 degrees here in up ernest d.c. the reason a major airline is already scheduling fewer flights during the busiest team of the year. >>> why the controversy of soda is moving from new york to washington, d.c. >>> a picture perfect sunrise. the sunny skies might not last. and that's our quarterly wrap-up. any thoughts? wow. yowza. terrific. incredi
. >> mitt romney is korgt latino voter. he'll be talking jobs and the economy as he makes a stop at a hispanic-owned business. his cam paper reignited a push for latino supporter this week, releasing a spanish statement tuesday while he was in texas courting support. >>> right now asian stocks rallied today, gaining for the third straight day. the gains come after the dow's best day of the year. they surged 286 points yesterday gaining almost 2.5%. futures are also up right now....
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. >> reporter: so he's going to vote for mitt romney. but less than five miles away, mike wright a democrat says he's worried romney would mishandle the fragile economy. >> i plan to attend a democratic local party meeting. >> president obama stumped in iowa today, while mitt romney took his campaign to colorado. >> this was a state that gave me a chance when nobody else would. >> are we going to win here in november? >> reporter: trying to recapture that momentum of 2008, mr. obama visited jason and ally mcglocklin, whose support has never waivered. >> we couldn't be more proud to stand by our president once again. >> reporter: but a recent des moines register headline, some iowans say they regret backing obama in 2008, illustrates exactly why the president keeps returning here. the two candidates presented starkly different messages today. >> this week the president added insult to injury with another kick in the gut, by announcing that he has a plan, he said, to lower taxes for job creators and small businesses, he announced a massive
. >> reporter: so he's going to vote for mitt romney. but less than five miles away, mike wright a democrat says he's worried romney would mishandle the fragile economy. >> i plan to attend a democratic local party meeting. >> president obama stumped in iowa today, while mitt romney took his campaign to colorado. >> this was a state that gave me a chance when nobody else would. >> are we going to win here in november? >> reporter: trying to recapture that...
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president obama, mitt romney, making dueling speeches on the economy in the same battleground state on the same day. this first showdown though of campaign 2012? all in ohio. president obama today in cleveland. >> it is great to be back in cleveland. >> reporter: mitt romney 250 miles to the south in cincinnati. >> what a great day to be in such a warm place, isn't it? >> reporter: the two candidates taking the stage within minutes of each other. for the president, a campaign rally and 52-minute speech designed to calm nervous supporters about his economic message. >> of course we have a lot more work to do. everybody knows that. the debate in this election is about how we grow faster and how we create more jobs. >> reporter: meanwhile, at a factory in cincinnati, romney continued to point to the president's record. >> don't forget, he's been president for three and a half years, and talk is cheap. action speaks very loud. if you want to see the results of his economic policies, look around ohio, look around the country. you'll see a lot of people are hurting. >> reporter: while the pr
president obama, mitt romney, making dueling speeches on the economy in the same battleground state on the same day. this first showdown though of campaign 2012? all in ohio. president obama today in cleveland. >> it is great to be back in cleveland. >> reporter: mitt romney 250 miles to the south in cincinnati. >> what a great day to be in such a warm place, isn't it? >> reporter: the two candidates taking the stage within minutes of each other. for the president, a...
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. >> romney delivers. the president tries to recover. >> when i got off the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. >> the economy is again the central focus. the new jobs numbers drop the unm employment rate below 9%. >> we have made too much progress. >> a sign of recovery as the voters head to the polls. we cover it all this morning. the policy fight emerging from the debate and the policy. what does the debate reveal about these two men? >>> plus, our preview of the vice presidential debate this coming week. this morning, a special panel. obama campaign senior adviser robert gibbs. former republican presidential candidate newt gingrich. hilary rosen. mike murphy. and nbc's chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >>> and finally, what you haven't heard from arnold schwarzenegger this week. a revealing conversation with the former california governor. he talks politics and his personal failings. >> what would you like your sons to learn from your m
. >> romney delivers. the president tries to recover. >> when i got off the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. >> the economy is again the central focus. the new jobs numbers drop the unm employment rate below 9%. >> we have made too much progress. >> a sign of recovery as the voters head to the polls. we cover it all this morning. the policy fight emerging from the debate and the policy. what does the debate reveal about these...
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the arguments from governor romney boil down to the economy and the unemployment rate higher than when the president took office. here's governor romney last night. >> he said he would bring the unemployment rate down to 5.2% by now. and we just learned on friday it's 7.9%. it is nine million jobs short of what he promised. and unemployment -- unemployment today is higher than when barack obama took office. >> so if you've got anxiety about the economy, this is the president's record. and you have to be disappointed. is that what you're fearful of? >> no. i think we're going to win the case of the economy in this election, which is the primary reason we'll win the election. the economy is beginning to come back. we've got to build on that progress. we have created 5.5 million jobs in the last 40 months. over two million jobs by the way over the last 12 months. so we have to do a lot more. but, listen, governor romney wants to return us to the very same policies that created the recession in the first place. when we were losing 800,000 jobs. he wants to return to those policies. that's
the arguments from governor romney boil down to the economy and the unemployment rate higher than when the president took office. here's governor romney last night. >> he said he would bring the unemployment rate down to 5.2% by now. and we just learned on friday it's 7.9%. it is nine million jobs short of what he promised. and unemployment -- unemployment today is higher than when barack obama took office. >> so if you've got anxiety about the economy, this is the president's...
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the uneasy economy seems to be helping romney. only 1/3 of those polled say they believe the economy will get better. only 43% approve of how the president has handled the economy. >>> romney is within striking distance of becoming the official republican nominee. he swept kentucky and arkansas with 67% and 68% of the vote respectively. according to the count, the former massachusetts governor is now just 89 delegates shorts of the 1,144 needed to clinch the nomination. he could hit that mark as early as next week when voters in texas go to the polls. 152 delegates are up for grabs there. >>> president obama is heading west to speak to graduates and attend several campaign events. first he'll deliver the commencement address to graduates at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. he'll then head to denver for a campaign event and then ends his day in california at a fundraiser at the home of a supporter. >>> at 5:05, did filmmakers get too much access while documenting the raid on osama bin laden's compound? the criticism
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work if the economy is still improving this fall? chris: welcome back. the new jobs numbers are encouraging, at least for now, which brings us to this week's big question. mitt romney's message that barack obama is in over his head. will romney retool this argument if the jobs situations keeps improving? >> i think he'll have to fit improves dramatically. he'll stick with it as long as he can. >> still works. they predicted 8%. economists expects it will bump up before it comes down again. >> yes, i think he'll make that same argument. he's betting on the facts that the mood of the country is still pretty depressed. i do think at some point he's going to have to be careful of this idea that he's laid off a lot of people in his own record. >> he's going to stick to that argument because that's the only rationale that romney has for his candidacy, whatever the numbers are. chris: he's a one-trick pony? >> it's a good trick in a bad economy. chris: well said. thanks for a great round table. john heilemann, andrea mitchell, nia-malika he
work if the economy is still improving this fall? chris: welcome back. the new jobs numbers are encouraging, at least for now, which brings us to this week's big question. mitt romney's message that barack obama is in over his head. will romney retool this argument if the jobs situations keeps improving? >> i think he'll have to fit improves dramatically. he'll stick with it as long as he can. >> still works. they predicted 8%. economists expects it will bump up before it comes down...
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mitt romney created jobs, and he showed he knows how a free economy works. at the olympics, he took a failing enterprise and made it the pride of our entire nation. absolutely. . as governor of massachusetts, he worked with democrats and republicans to balance the budget without increasing taxes, lower unemployment, increase income and improve people's lives. and all these things mitt romney has shown himself to be a man of achievement, excellence and integrity. janna and i tell liza, charlie and sam that america is a place where if you work hard and play by the rules, you can get ahead. we look at one another's success with pride, not resentment because we know, we know that as more americans work hard, take risks, succeed, more people will prosper. other communities will benefit and individual lives will be uplifted and improved. america, america is more than just a place, though. america is an idea. it's the only country founded on an idea. our rights come from nature and god, not from government. that's right. that's who we are. that's how we built this
mitt romney created jobs, and he showed he knows how a free economy works. at the olympics, he took a failing enterprise and made it the pride of our entire nation. absolutely. . as governor of massachusetts, he worked with democrats and republicans to balance the budget without increasing taxes, lower unemployment, increase income and improve people's lives. and all these things mitt romney has shown himself to be a man of achievement, excellence and integrity. janna and i tell liza, charlie...
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yesterdays on improving the economy -- good ideas on improving the economy. >>> mitt romney will meet with prospective business owners in arizona today. he's going after president obama on his handling of the economy. he spoke with supporters yesterday at a closed down factory in ohio. it's just a few miles from the job training center the president visited a day earlier. romney accused the president of failing to meet goals he laid out four years ago. >>> a howard county man is in jail this morning accused of killing his wife 21 years after she disappeared. 34-year-old christine jarrett vanished from her home on claire drive in elkridge in 1991. police say they found her remains on wednesday. they were encased in concrete and buried underneath the floorboards of a shed in the back yard. police arrested 57-year-old robert jarrett. he was living in the home with his second wife. they recently separated. robert jarrett told police christine jarrett disappeared after an argument. neighbors say she would have never abandoned her two sons. >> just a feeling that something was wrong. and it
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this is a candidate of hoping to change subject. >> reporter: romney wants to shift is back to the economy. but for now mitt romney is on defense, forced to explain the business background that's the part of his resume. later this week the romney campaign is reportedly going to attack the president as a politician who does favors for big money donors. >>> the severe drought is expected to show drought among the ten largest in the past centuries. today's report is expected to put 2012 in tenth place for the largest severe drought since 1985 and the parched conditions could get worse. many of the worst droughts peaked during july and august. >>> secretary of state is in israel after an historic visit to meet with the new islamic president, and met with the head of the military, but he said he would not let the muslim brotherhood to dominate. they chanted monica. >>> meanwhile egypt is working to free two american held hostage by tribesmen hoping to exchange them for an egyptian prisoner. they are reportedly treated well by their captors. >>> here's a look at other stories making news in amer
this is a candidate of hoping to change subject. >> reporter: romney wants to shift is back to the economy. but for now mitt romney is on defense, forced to explain the business background that's the part of his resume. later this week the romney campaign is reportedly going to attack the president as a politician who does favors for big money donors. >>> the severe drought is expected to show drought among the ten largest in the past centuries. today's report is expected to put...
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even those who oppose mitt romney, that's not a criticism that's often lodged. what disqualifies him from running the country in your judgment? >> i take colin powell's point of view, when he says that you know, the president rescueed the economy when it was failing, romney never gives him credit for that, which would be the fair thing to do. the president didn't inherit a healthy economy but a great recession caused by bush, two wars and previous administration. and also general powell talks about how that his foreign decisions, i'll keep troops in afghanistan, won't keep troops in afghanistan, these indesisive things are not what makes the word go around. i personally was with david cameron when mitt romney came to london to talk about the olympics and managed to insult the british. the british, our number one ally by criticizing their handling of the olympics. david cameron said, mitt romney has achieved the impossible, united every party in england against him. >> john, what are the criticisms even on left about president obama, there's been some frustration
even those who oppose mitt romney, that's not a criticism that's often lodged. what disqualifies him from running the country in your judgment? >> i take colin powell's point of view, when he says that you know, the president rescueed the economy when it was failing, romney never gives him credit for that, which would be the fair thing to do. the president didn't inherit a healthy economy but a great recession caused by bush, two wars and previous administration. and also general powell...
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personal attacks and focus on the economy. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> talk about an interesting way to travel. two oregon men strapped themselves into these lawn chairs yesterday. they were trying to break the world record for the longest cluster balloon flight. they trusted 350 helium-filled balloons to get them at least 500 miles and that was their plan and unfortunately they had to stop 30 miles into the trip because of bad weather. >> they want to try to go for the record in iraq coming up in act october. >> i don't know. interesting way to travel. very interesting way to travel. i'll take the boeing solution to travel. >> it's to raise attention on what's going on in iraq for the troops and the aftermath of the war, but i wouldn't want to be in that thing in our area today. >> no, not at all. plenty of electrified storms and if you're making plans to enjoy your sunday eening and just keep a weather eye to the sky and we'll be facing some showers and thunderstorms here over the next couple of hours and not quit
personal attacks and focus on the economy. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> talk about an interesting way to travel. two oregon men strapped themselves into these lawn chairs yesterday. they were trying to break the world record for the longest cluster balloon flight. they trusted 350 helium-filled balloons to get them at least 500 miles and that was their plan and unfortunately they had to stop 30 miles into the trip because of bad weather. >> they want to try to go for...
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as julie carey reports, he and romney focused on the economy as they rallied together in manassas. >> reporter: thousand also waved signs and flags as the team arrived in manassas. the excitement of the pick drew a crowd that overwhelmed the pavilion. >> this is a terrific welcome and a clear indication that come november 6, virginia will vote for romney, ryan. we're going to take back the white house. >> the romney campaign chose the uss wisconsin to introduce a running mate that is known for his plan to deeply slash government spending. ryan kept his focus on the opponent, president barack obama. >> the president has shown us hiss a separations for a government-centered society with a government-run economy. it's not working. it's never worked before. >> we have a great crowd here today. >> reporter: obama supporters held their own rally as they opened a campaign office. ryan was called a radical whose programs would threaten head start and medicare. >> what he stands for the radicalism of his two budgets is mind boggling. >> but at the romney-ryan rally while a few were disappointe
as julie carey reports, he and romney focused on the economy as they rallied together in manassas. >> reporter: thousand also waved signs and flags as the team arrived in manassas. the excitement of the pick drew a crowd that overwhelmed the pavilion. >> this is a terrific welcome and a clear indication that come november 6, virginia will vote for romney, ryan. we're going to take back the white house. >> the romney campaign chose the uss wisconsin to introduce a running mate...
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economy. a new "washington post" poll out this week shows the president ahead of romney on everything but the economy. today, president obama worked to change that. he is pushing to get rid of tax cuts for the rich. >> it's just plain wrong. middle class americans pay a hypershare of their income in taxes than some millionaires and billionaires. >> 92.3% of all the jobs lost during the obama years have been lost by women. 92.3%. >> nbc news contacted the bureau of labor statistics on that. they say women account for only over 39% of job losses since 2007. >> criticism for republican congressman allen west from florida. the retired army veteran accused about 80 democratic members of congress of being communists. the comments came during a townhall meeting in florida. a man asked west how many members of congress were marxists or international socialists. >> well, i believe there is about 78 to 81 members of the democratic party that are members of the communist party. they actually don't hide.
economy. a new "washington post" poll out this week shows the president ahead of romney on everything but the economy. today, president obama worked to change that. he is pushing to get rid of tax cuts for the rich. >> it's just plain wrong. middle class americans pay a hypershare of their income in taxes than some millionaires and billionaires. >> 92.3% of all the jobs lost during the obama years have been lost by women. 92.3%. >> nbc news contacted the bureau of...
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, is it ever going to get tougher for governor romney? >> i think president obama is doing what he has to do. which is create what he can do distract. >> what's the distraction? >> i saw a speech, here came a candidate did hope and change and here u saw a president -- >> you called him a bully? >> the way he treated the supreme court was unbelievable. the way he treated south carolina and the national relations board. when you tell a great american company, they can't create jobs, when you tell a third part of our branches, you're telling one of them what to do, you can't do that. i think that he's going to do what he needs to do. what governor romney needs to do is totally stay focused on the record. this is a man who lost our credit rating, this is a man who's created more debt since president bush. this is a man that said -- he's got to deal with his own record, i think the only thing he can do is talk about someone else. >> we're going to take a quick break here, we'll be back with more. [ male announcer ] a car is either luxury or it
, is it ever going to get tougher for governor romney? >> i think president obama is doing what he has to do. which is create what he can do distract. >> what's the distraction? >> i saw a speech, here came a candidate did hope and change and here u saw a president -- >> you called him a bully? >> the way he treated the supreme court was unbelievable. the way he treated south carolina and the national relations board. when you tell a great american company, they...
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the economy. they want to talk about their children's future. and we, as republicans, need to drive that message down -- and we will do that between the convention, reintroducing a president romney. we will be out there. and we're going to get those states. >> let me underline that advantage, because congresswoman, this is what the president is up against, and why this is a really tight race, despite some of the disadvantages. here are romney advantages according to our polling, you put it up on the screen, good ideas to improve the economy. he's got a six-point advantage. changing business as usual in washington, six-point advantage. and here's the other reality that president obama faces, are you better off now than you were four years ago? again, this is what our polling shows, that a whopping 69% think either worse off or the same. this is why we're in a tight race. >> the record of failure. >> as a mom with three young kids, and a woman who understands that when it comes to economic policy, w
the economy. they want to talk about their children's future. and we, as republicans, need to drive that message down -- and we will do that between the convention, reintroducing a president romney. we will be out there. and we're going to get those states. >> let me underline that advantage, because congresswoman, this is what the president is up against, and why this is a really tight race, despite some of the disadvantages. here are romney advantages according to our polling, you put...
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or mitt romney's business record? a week ago we were talking about a bad jobs report for the president. this week, because of the obama team going on the offensive, it's all about romney's bain record. and the president is staying with it on the campaign trail yesterday in virginia. >> he invested companies that have been called pioneers of outsourcing. i don't want a pioneer in outsourcing. i want some insourcing. >> the response now, the adviser of the romney campaign ed gillespie. good to have you back. >> thanks for having me. >> so this period of time that matters, 1999 to 2001, and the question of mitt romney's tenure at bain is really what's been at issue. an issue that's been made by the obama campaign. the huffington post described the issue this way, the headline romney's signature appears on bain s.e.c. filings during time he says he left bain, between '99 and 2001, mitt romney, then ceo of bain capital, signed at least six documents that the private equity firm filed with the securities and exchange commis
or mitt romney's business record? a week ago we were talking about a bad jobs report for the president. this week, because of the obama team going on the offensive, it's all about romney's bain record. and the president is staying with it on the campaign trail yesterday in virginia. >> he invested companies that have been called pioneers of outsourcing. i don't want a pioneer in outsourcing. i want some insourcing. >> the response now, the adviser of the romney campaign ed...
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private sector career, which romney has been running on as a high point in a down economy. our report tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: at his first town hall of the 2012 campaign today in cincinnati president obama sharpened his attacks on mitt romney, having already accused his opponents of shipping jobs overseas while at bain capital. president obama today hammered romney for tax policies that the president argues would encourage other companies to do the same. >> we don't need a president who plans to ship more jobs overseas or wants to give more tax breaks to companies that are shipping jobs overseas. i want to give tax breaks to companies that are investing right here in ohio. >> reporter: the romney campaign called that report biased linking it to an obama support. >> what does it say about a president whose record is so poor that all he can do in his campaign is attack me? >> reporter: on "the meet the press" romney adviser ed gillespie insisted romney wasn't involved with bain in 1992 when -- which the obama campaign alleges when companies the firm m
private sector career, which romney has been running on as a high point in a down economy. our report tonight from nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: at his first town hall of the 2012 campaign today in cincinnati president obama sharpened his attacks on mitt romney, having already accused his opponents of shipping jobs overseas while at bain capital. president obama today hammered romney for tax policies that the president argues would encourage other companies to do the same. >>...
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. >>> just over six weeks ago until election day and the candidates are refocusing on economy. >> romney fought back against the accusations about his plan to fix the economy not being specific enough. >> i can tell them specifically i will not raise taxes on middle income folks, i will not lower the share of taxes paid by higher individuals. >> he seems to only have one note. tax cuts for the wealthy and rolling back regulations as a recipe for success. >> the president is going to be in new york later today and mitt romney is going to be in colorado and mitt romney's personal taxes are finding their bay way back into the campaign news. >> reporter: charlie rose joins us now live. >> reporter: good morning mike and andrea. we'll show you how governor mitt romney is getting back on his economic message in a week that even his advisers describe as plowssive. >>> ahead a top breast cancer surgeon reacts to new findings that could change treatment of the disease. that and more when we see you at 7:00. >>> pepco utility workers could be walking off the job. the washington report is posting u
. >>> just over six weeks ago until election day and the candidates are refocusing on economy. >> romney fought back against the accusations about his plan to fix the economy not being specific enough. >> i can tell them specifically i will not raise taxes on middle income folks, i will not lower the share of taxes paid by higher individuals. >> he seems to only have one note. tax cuts for the wealthy and rolling back regulations as a recipe for success. >> the...
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. >> i also ask to cut it in other parts of the economy and mitt romney is determined to make sure the cuts don't hit the pentagon. >> reporter: paul ryan said he's no stranger to the commonwealth. but as mitt romney's running mate he sees the swing state in a brand new light. declaring it the key to the country's future. >> this is an election that's going to determine the trajectory of this country in a long time. >> reporter: julie carey, news4. >>> this week, president obama will campaign in ohio, nevada and new york. he visited new hampshire yesterday ahead of the town hall meeting tomorrow. he said that mitt romney favors the wealthy over the middle class and talked about them turning the medicare system into a voucher like program. >> they're trying to throw everything at the wall to see what stings. t the latest is to talk about medicare. you'd think they'd avoid talking about medicare given the fact that both have proposed to voucherize medicare. but i guess they figure the best defense is to try to go on offense. >> the president says romney wants seniors to get a voucher whi
. >> i also ask to cut it in other parts of the economy and mitt romney is determined to make sure the cuts don't hit the pentagon. >> reporter: paul ryan said he's no stranger to the commonwealth. but as mitt romney's running mate he sees the swing state in a brand new light. declaring it the key to the country's future. >> this is an election that's going to determine the trajectory of this country in a long time. >> reporter: julie carey, news4. >>> this...
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to be creating jobs in a new economy. instead under governor romney's leadership, they ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation. so i think you're going to have a pretty clear contrast here. if you look at the presidential campaign, let's be honest, there's been a lot more time spent pandering to the right-wing idea dologs than talking about jobs in the economy. rick santorum mentioned the word jobs not once in the last debate. i believe the president's looking strong. is strong. is focused on the economy. and that's going to carry him through this election. >> governor? >> i think that's a manufactured issue. i think for democrats and this president, they're trying to do everything they can to take the issue off of jobs and the economy, debt, deficit and energy because they don't have a plan. i would say republican governors have had something to do with that. the fact is, when you go back to the beginning of this add m, gas prices have doubled. the nufb of new proposals for taxes and spending are through the roof in
to be creating jobs in a new economy. instead under governor romney's leadership, they ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation. so i think you're going to have a pretty clear contrast here. if you look at the presidential campaign, let's be honest, there's been a lot more time spent pandering to the right-wing idea dologs than talking about jobs in the economy. rick santorum mentioned the word jobs not once in the last debate. i believe the president's looking strong. is strong. is focused...
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the romney campaign wants to talk about women and the economy. women in this country still make 77 cents on the dollar for what men make. women don't make less than men? >> actually, if you start looking at the numbers, rachel, there are lots of reasons for that. >> wait, wait, wait. don't tell me the reasons. do women make less than men? >> actually, no. >> wow! okay. we're working from different -- >> men work an average of 44 hours a week. women work 41 hours a week. men go into professions like engineering, science and math that earn more. >> listen, this is not a math is hard -- >> yes, it is. >> no, it isn't. >> let rachel frame it the way -- >> right now women are making 77 cents on the dollar for what men are making. >> that's not true. >> all right. let rachel make her point. >> every greedy businessman in america would hire only women, save 25% and be hugely prosperous. >> it's weird that you're interrupting me and not letting me make my point because we get along so well. point. >> i will. >> the interruption is important, i think. now
the romney campaign wants to talk about women and the economy. women in this country still make 77 cents on the dollar for what men make. women don't make less than men? >> actually, if you start looking at the numbers, rachel, there are lots of reasons for that. >> wait, wait, wait. don't tell me the reasons. do women make less than men? >> actually, no. >> wow! okay. we're working from different -- >> men work an average of 44 hours a week. women work 41 hours a...
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it says about mitt romney's leadership on the economy, that he'll be ruthless. to respond, the romney campaign went up with its own ad, what they believe is a bain success story. it's about a company called steel dynamics in indiana that bain essentially helped restart from scratch. >> and it's commencement season. both romney and president obama chose audiences to go right after a red meat message. didn't they? >> it sure did. president obama today was in new york city, speaking at his alma mater, on the campus of his alma mater, columbia, but he was the commencement speaker for the all women's college barnard, and he sounded like a campaign speech, trying to drive up the gender gap. talk about women's issues. he really hopes that helped him. mitt romney on saturday was at the evangelical school in virginia called liberty university. it was a speech as much about talking about his mormon faith and the things they have in common with the evangelical christians, but the loudest applause line came when he talked about how he was for marriage between one man and on
it says about mitt romney's leadership on the economy, that he'll be ruthless. to respond, the romney campaign went up with its own ad, what they believe is a bain success story. it's about a company called steel dynamics in indiana that bain essentially helped restart from scratch. >> and it's commencement season. both romney and president obama chose audiences to go right after a red meat message. didn't they? >> it sure did. president obama today was in new york city, speaking at...
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. >>> the economy continues to dominate the concerns of voters. today congress got involved. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: in the battleground state of ohio, mitt romney went to a closed factory to blame the president. >> he needs to sit down with folks and understand how difficult these years have been and take responsibility. >> reporter: just yesterday president obama campaigned in ohio and michigan touting his economic record. >> i place my bets on american workers. today gm is back on top. 200,000 new jobs over the last 2 1/2 years. the american auto industry is back. >> reporter: the election seems sure to be about the economy. proof from the new cbs/"new york times" poll. 20% of americans said their mortgages are under water. a third called fuel prices a serious hardship. 40% said college expenses are a bigger worry. the obama/romney matchup is a tie in that poll. obama ahead 46-42 in today's quinnipiac poll. 48% of voters view the president positively versus 33% for romney. in today's nbc news/"the wall street journal" poll
. >>> the economy continues to dominate the concerns of voters. today congress got involved. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: in the battleground state of ohio, mitt romney went to a closed factory to blame the president. >> he needs to sit down with folks and understand how difficult these years have been and take responsibility. >> reporter: just yesterday president obama campaigned in ohio and michigan touting his economic record. >> i place my...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney who discussed the economy with businesspeople in california couldn't avoid the issue of stricter gun control laws in an interview on cnbc. >> i still believe that the second amendment is the right course to preserve and defend and don't believe that new laws are going to make a difference in this type of tragedy. >> may we pause to mourn the dead but also honor how they lived. >> reporter: a moment of silence was held in the senate to honor the shooting victims, and each of their names was red. >> very on ka moonica moser-sul >> reporter: some are calling for stricter gun laws, encouraging parents to push for new rules that would stop them from buying quantities of ammunition and weapons as james holmes did. >> we have to do something about it. there's no reason in the united states of america, the land of the flee, that people have to be afraid go to the movies. >> reporter: historically the presidential candidates have been reluctant to take on gun control as a major campaign issue. it appears that will hold true in this campaign. jennifer johnson, nbc new
. >> reporter: mitt romney who discussed the economy with businesspeople in california couldn't avoid the issue of stricter gun control laws in an interview on cnbc. >> i still believe that the second amendment is the right course to preserve and defend and don't believe that new laws are going to make a difference in this type of tragedy. >> may we pause to mourn the dead but also honor how they lived. >> reporter: a moment of silence was held in the senate to honor the...
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. >> the one thing that they could use, that could work is romney is saying the economy is getting better which he just said but i'm the guy that can turn it around. that's his key message. i think that does get through -- he has been a very successful turnaround on us. chris: who's going to win the argument the guy that knows how to do it or the guy who's rooting for the guy that can do it? >> on balance if you could mix -- chris: confidence or compassion? >> i'm going to vote for competence. if you can fair -- you can put it on fairness it will win. he didn't have to give away 42% of his income compared to obama who gave 1% to charity. >> you have to give a certain amount of money away. >> to the church but he has other charitable targets away. chris: fairness or compassion. >> i'm afraid in his entire bob shrum is right. chris: don't get personal. it all comes down to florida. florida, again. in 2000, the recount created heroes and villains none more than katherine harris. >> tonight we examine political chicanery or gods of construction sites. they said you know what, screw it. joinin
. >> the one thing that they could use, that could work is romney is saying the economy is getting better which he just said but i'm the guy that can turn it around. that's his key message. i think that does get through -- he has been a very successful turnaround on us. chris: who's going to win the argument the guy that knows how to do it or the guy who's rooting for the guy that can do it? >> on balance if you could mix -- chris: confidence or compassion? >> i'm going to...
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the economy continues to dominate voters' concerns. today congress got involved. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: in the battleground state of ohio, mitt romney went to a closed factory to blame the president. >> needs to sit down with folks and understand how difficult these years have been and take responsibility. >> reporter: just yesterday president obama campaigned in ohio and michigan, touting his economic record. >> i place my bets on american workers. today gm is back on top. 200,000 new jobs over the last two and a half years. the american auto industry is back. >> reporter: the election seemed sure to be about the economy -- proof from the new cbs/"new york times" poll. 20% of americans said their mortgages are under water. a third called fuel prices a serious hardship. 40% said college expenses are a bigger worry. the obama/romney matchup is a tie in that poll. obama ahead 46-42 in today's quinnipiac poll. 48% of voters view the president positively versus 33% for romney in today's nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. on romney's main theme -- >>
the economy continues to dominate voters' concerns. today congress got involved. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: in the battleground state of ohio, mitt romney went to a closed factory to blame the president. >> needs to sit down with folks and understand how difficult these years have been and take responsibility. >> reporter: just yesterday president obama campaigned in ohio and michigan, touting his economic record. >> i place my bets on american workers. today...
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they are talking about jobs, talking about the economy. >> romney advise blame rick santorum's position for the gender gap, a gap they are trying to overcome. animi andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> now to the games here in london. the focus today on the track and in the sand where the u.s. was guaranteed a gold medal in women's beach volleyball tonight because the final was one u.s. team versus the other. as we send you over to kevin tibbles, who has been covering it at olympic park, our standard spoiler, the next two minutes contains result. kevin, with that hand-off, take it away. >> reporter: well, brian, they have never lost at the olympic, not even one match, and tonight was no different for the queens of the beach. tonight on the california beach where kerri walsh-jennings and misty may-treanor honed their skills, it was game on. while at the picturesque horse guard parade in london, the reigning champs dominated fellow country women april ross and jenn kessy from start to finish. the third straight olympic win for the queens of the beach. >> tonight we're going to celeb
they are talking about jobs, talking about the economy. >> romney advise blame rick santorum's position for the gender gap, a gap they are trying to overcome. animi andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> now to the games here in london. the focus today on the track and in the sand where the u.s. was guaranteed a gold medal in women's beach volleyball tonight because the final was one u.s. team versus the other. as we send you over to kevin tibbles, who has been covering it at...
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, governor romney said that doesn't grow our economy. >> mr. president, the question was done here, so i need to move along. the question was guns. >> i understand. this will make a difference in terms of whether or not we can move the economy forward for young people and reduce violence. >> i understand. thank you so much. i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing the american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans do you have to put back and keep jobs here in the united states? >> a great question and important question, because you're absolutely right. the place where we've seen manufacturing go has been china. china's now the largest manufacturer in the world. it used to be the united states of america. a lot of good people lost jobs. a half a million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the last four years. one of the reasons is that people think it's more attractive in some cases to go offshore than to stay here. we have made it less attractive for enterprises to stay here th
, governor romney said that doesn't grow our economy. >> mr. president, the question was done here, so i need to move along. the question was guns. >> i understand. this will make a difference in terms of whether or not we can move the economy forward for young people and reduce violence. >> i understand. thank you so much. i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing the american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy....
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and a lot of pro choice women are comfortable with romney because they know his priority is the economy. this is the democrat line. but i worked for romney when he was governor, and i imagined all the women i knew then who ran the place throwing stuff at the tv. i think it's ludicrous romney is vilified for being a leader among all governors. i can't even remember the men who worked there frankly. it's been 10 years. i'm getting old. but i think it's a shiny object attack. that's the problem with the obama campaign. push it into small divisive things to make up for the lack of content. >> one of the things, and i talked about it with my wife and some of my colleagues here at work, when the example he cites about more flexibility for women had to do with so women could get home at 5:00, be with the kids and cook dinner. look, there's a lot of families who do make that choice, and there's nothing wrong with that. my understanding from my wife about feminism is respecting the choice. and yet he talked about it in such a way that earned him that criticism, well, he is just a little out of t
and a lot of pro choice women are comfortable with romney because they know his priority is the economy. this is the democrat line. but i worked for romney when he was governor, and i imagined all the women i knew then who ran the place throwing stuff at the tv. i think it's ludicrous romney is vilified for being a leader among all governors. i can't even remember the men who worked there frankly. it's been 10 years. i'm getting old. but i think it's a shiny object attack. that's the problem...
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and in an election that's going to be all about the economy, mitt romney's campaign says the buck stops with president obama. >> the problem is this administration and this president, policies are hostile to job creators. >> reporter: the white house is blaming congress. >> these are the architects of obstruction and now they're complaining about the pace of the recovery. >> reporter: in his weekly address, president obama said congress has been sitting on his jobs ideas since september. >> there's no excuse for that. not when so many people are still looking for work. not when so many people are still struggling to pay the bills. >> reporter: the white house wants to raise taxes on the rich. republicans in congress say no way and that the president is risking a $500 billion tax increase for everyone. some have called it taxmageddon. make no mistake. every single working american will see his or her taxes go up on january 1st absent action. >> an election year standoff over an economy that's barely moving. the white house is pointing to 27 straight months of jobs creation, but republica
and in an election that's going to be all about the economy, mitt romney's campaign says the buck stops with president obama. >> the problem is this administration and this president, policies are hostile to job creators. >> reporter: the white house is blaming congress. >> these are the architects of obstruction and now they're complaining about the pace of the recovery. >> reporter: in his weekly address, president obama said congress has been sitting on his jobs ideas...
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doesn't have a fundamental understanding of what makes this economy work. >> with unemployment at 8.1%. romney promised to get americans back to work. >> helping our people have the dignity of not just a job, but a good job with good pay. i will fight like the dickens to do that for every american. >> election day is a little more than six weeks away and romney is expected to focus on the swing state where the winner will likely be decided. cbs news. >> stay with 9news now and wusa9.com for all your campaign information. >>> turning elsewhere, wheaten mother is dead and police are searching for her live-in boyfriend. it happened at an apartment complex in the 2200 block of georgian way around 3:30 this morning. detectives were called to the apartment for a report of a domestic disturbance. they found 37-year-old marcella dead in a stairwell outside her apartment. the woman's three children apparently slept through their mother's murder. >> i just think it's really unfortunate for the children. i just think it's unfortunate that it had to happen like this. >> it was early in the morning
doesn't have a fundamental understanding of what makes this economy work. >> with unemployment at 8.1%. romney promised to get americans back to work. >> helping our people have the dignity of not just a job, but a good job with good pay. i will fight like the dickens to do that for every american. >> election day is a little more than six weeks away and romney is expected to focus on the swing state where the winner will likely be decided. cbs news. >> stay with 9news...
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if romney wins, i think we'll see an improved economy. that's why i'm for him. i want ohio to do better than we are. >> an attack line from the president is that romney is not one of us. that's what's running in his ads. it's supporting auto workers in your state. here is an editorial last sunday. the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics
if romney wins, i think we'll see an improved economy. that's why i'm for him. i want ohio to do better than we are. >> an attack line from the president is that romney is not one of us. that's what's running in his ads. it's supporting auto workers in your state. here is an editorial last sunday. the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary?...
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santorum is campaigning largely on social issues while romney is focusing on the economy. >> other people in this race have debated about the economy. they've read about the economy. they've talked about it in subcommittee meetings, but i've been in it. i've worked in business. i understand what it takes to get a business successful and to thrive. i understand how it is government gets in the way. >> someone who's got a principled record. someone who's willing to go out and talk about all the issues that are confronting this country. all of the issues, not just how we're going to manage the economy better. this country is more than just the economy. >> rick santorum will not be eligible for at least nine of ohio's delegates because his campaign did not meet filing requirements in some districts. >>> mitt romney expected to cruise to an easy victory in virginia's presidential primary. that's because he and ron
santorum is campaigning largely on social issues while romney is focusing on the economy. >> other people in this race have debated about the economy. they've read about the economy. they've talked about it in subcommittee meetings, but i've been in it. i've worked in business. i understand what it takes to get a business successful and to thrive. i understand how it is government gets in the way. >> someone who's got a principled record. someone who's willing to go out and talk...
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romney has made the economy his number one focus and blasted the president's record while he was in washington today. >> is it the most anti-investment, anti-business, anti-jobs series of policies in modern american history. >> the latest poll show also president obama with a 2-point lead in ohio but a dead heat nationwide. >> the president awarded the israeli president with a presidential medal of free dam. he has served in the israeli government since 1952. the security of the state of israel, he said, is nonnegotiable. >>> john edwards is off the hook in court. prosecutors dismissed all remaining criminal charges against him. he was accused of using $1 million in campaign contributions to hide his pregnant mistress in 2008. >>> maryland voters will decide the fate of the dream act. the law can go up for a referendum. lawmakers passed the dream act last year allowing illegal immigrants to pay instate tuition at public colleges and universities. the governor wants the voters to affirm it. >>> the d.c. council has a new chairman. phil mendelson was picked to be the acting chairman. kwame brown
romney has made the economy his number one focus and blasted the president's record while he was in washington today. >> is it the most anti-investment, anti-business, anti-jobs series of policies in modern american history. >> the latest poll show also president obama with a 2-point lead in ohio but a dead heat nationwide. >> the president awarded the israeli president with a presidential medal of free dam. he has served in the israeli government since 1952. the security of...
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governor romney wants to talk a lot about the economy, and just what you're talking about, who can turn it around. and yet there seem to be, they're not side issues because they're core demographic issues that are affecting the party. i talked to former governor jeb bush about it. the standing among hispanics. a real liability for the party. >> the party understands that long-term we've got to continue what has been a long effort to reach minority groups like the hispanics and the hispanics are very entrepreneurial. >> to their credit, they probably have a better record of being entrepreneurs than some second and third generation americans here. they like to create jobs for themselves and they are ilg to take the risks. they came to this country for a reason. the party is trying to focus on that aspect and i think it's beginning to resonate. there is going to be a better turn-out for hispanics to republicans than president obama realizes, they will cast their votes and then we'll talk about the numbers. >> based on what? rupert murdoch is saying look, romney ought to come out with a pat
governor romney wants to talk a lot about the economy, and just what you're talking about, who can turn it around. and yet there seem to be, they're not side issues because they're core demographic issues that are affecting the party. i talked to former governor jeb bush about it. the standing among hispanics. a real liability for the party. >> the party understands that long-term we've got to continue what has been a long effort to reach minority groups like the hispanics and the...
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from louisiana romney focused the nation's struggling economy. president obama campaigned in the swing state of ohio. jennifer johnson has the latest. >> reporter: out of washington and on the campaign trail in the key battleground state of ohio president obama promised to cut key taxes and -- >> we don't need a president who plans to ship jobs overseas. i want to give incentives to you, american people to create american jobs, making american goods. >> reporter: romney attended a fund-raiser in louisiana. the issue of whether he'll lease more tax returns won't go away. some are encouraging mitt romney to just do it. others say the focus should stay on the struggling economy. >> americans aren't concerned about mitt romney's tax returns. they're concerned about their tax returns and the new taxes that obama is putting on the american people. >> reporter: romney is pushing the same in his web ad. people are struggling for work as unemployment sticks to 8.2%. the obama campaign is also not letting romney off the hook on bain capital. filings show r
from louisiana romney focused the nation's struggling economy. president obama campaigned in the swing state of ohio. jennifer johnson has the latest. >> reporter: out of washington and on the campaign trail in the key battleground state of ohio president obama promised to cut key taxes and -- >> we don't need a president who plans to ship jobs overseas. i want to give incentives to you, american people to create american jobs, making american goods. >> reporter: romney...
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economy? romney is certain to have a response soon. on capitol hill, i'm steve handelsman. >>> we continue to monitor the weather out there. people are getting pounded by the rain. >> not just the heavy rain. we're talking about line and also some small hail reported from some of these storms, too. these storms, numerous out there. right now we're in the district. also in toward northern virginia right around tyson's corner. then back on 66 just to the north. northern fauquier county, southwestern portions of loudoun county. then follow this line right through rappahannock county of baltimore. then back around toward fredericksburg. this is another line i'm watching just to the north of fredericksburg. it continues to form and expand. it will move out in through southern portions of fauquier county. they have been hit very hard the last two to three days. it looks like it will be hard again tonight. >>> coming up, a wife watched her husband being attacked during their romantic getaway. >> i watched him take his very last breath. >> the
economy? romney is certain to have a response soon. on capitol hill, i'm steve handelsman. >>> we continue to monitor the weather out there. people are getting pounded by the rain. >> not just the heavy rain. we're talking about line and also some small hail reported from some of these storms, too. these storms, numerous out there. right now we're in the district. also in toward northern virginia right around tyson's corner. then back on 66 just to the north. northern fauquier...
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when asked who they trust most to handle the economy, likely voters give romney a 52-43% advantage over the president. it's the first time any candidate has had a clear lead on that issue. this is shaping up to be the most expensive campaign in u.s. history. they have raised more than 2 billion so far. the rest involve super pacs and nonprofit groups. just to give you a sense of how much money is being raised, it breaks down to $5 per voter. >>> a virginia congressman speaking out about video of his son that forced him to resign from his campaign. earlier this week, the group project veritas posted this hidden camera video of congressman jim moran's son patrick, discussing how someone could vote illegally in virginia. the release of that tape prompted him to resign from his father's campaign, and arlington police say they are now investigating possible voter fraud. in a statement, the congressman said in part i don't condone the actions of the right wing organization in question, but i recognize this incident is teaching patrick a tough lesson. he goes on to say the conversation drifted
when asked who they trust most to handle the economy, likely voters give romney a 52-43% advantage over the president. it's the first time any candidate has had a clear lead on that issue. this is shaping up to be the most expensive campaign in u.s. history. they have raised more than 2 billion so far. the rest involve super pacs and nonprofit groups. just to give you a sense of how much money is being raised, it breaks down to $5 per voter. >>> a virginia congressman speaking out...
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. >>> mitt romney shifting from defense to offense. aggressively attacking the president on the economy. in the very tight race for the white house, showing him trailing in three key states. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> raising campaign cash in atlanta, mitt romney worked to steer his message back to the economy and away from the secret recorded comments he made to campaign donors. >> the question of this campaign is not who cares about the poor and the middle class. i do, he does. the question is, who can help the poor and the middle class? i can, he can't. >> number two on the republican ticket spent wednesday looking for votes in virginia where a new poll of likely voters shows president obama leading romney by four points. he's also up by six points in wisconsin and a point in colorado. paul ryan pointed to remarks the president made when he was in illinois state senator. >> president obama said that he believes in redistribution. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute their wealth. >> the white house says repu
. >>> mitt romney shifting from defense to offense. aggressively attacking the president on the economy. in the very tight race for the white house, showing him trailing in three key states. danielle nottingham has the latest. >> raising campaign cash in atlanta, mitt romney worked to steer his message back to the economy and away from the secret recorded comments he made to campaign donors. >> the question of this campaign is not who cares about the poor and the middle...
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while trump and romney make headlines, former rival newt gingrich is stepping up as one of romney's biggest supporters. >> committed to romney's election. given this economy, this level of unemployment, this level of deficits, it's likely he will win. and i think that you'll see it pull away in september and october. >> romney will also campaign with senator john mccain, trying to capitalize on his foreign policy credentials. mccain has recently called president obama's handling of foreign policy reckless. >>> while the focus this summer is on romney and the president, some are already asking if a presidential run is in maryland governor martin o'malley's future. on "meet the press," he was asked if he would plan to run in 2016. >> i haven't thought that far. i'm focused on what i'm doing now, which is doing everything in my power to help elect democratic governors like tom barrett in wisconsin. >> newt gingrich did have a little advice for o'malley should he decide to run for president -- raise a lot of money. >>> 4:3 a. opponents of maryland's same-sex marriage law say they are ready to t
while trump and romney make headlines, former rival newt gingrich is stepping up as one of romney's biggest supporters. >> committed to romney's election. given this economy, this level of unemployment, this level of deficits, it's likely he will win. and i think that you'll see it pull away in september and october. >> romney will also campaign with senator john mccain, trying to capitalize on his foreign policy credentials. mccain has recently called president obama's handling of...
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i think that if mitt romney wants to have the country, our economy is broken and i'm putting together the team that is going to fix it, portman is a powerful candidate. just from the fun factor, watching sarah palin in that role, she was fun to cover. >> here is the thing. mitt romney has the anti-palin. you cannot -- well, right, but i think he can go outside washington to a tim plenty, by the way, who has run for the presidency. don't underestimate the importance of that, ready to go from day one. >> it's funny, the portman pick could look to washington and in one way and to bush. >> it's rare, almost unprecedented for a vice presidential candidate to make a decisive difference. >> well, except for last time. >> what the candidate looks for, a vice president who won't embarrass the ticket and nominee and can carry his home state. he is from ohio. >> we haven't had someone to carry his home state though -- >> one thing romney could do if he wants to get the subject away from taxes, he could announce his vice presidential choice ahead of time. that would change the subject and dynamic
i think that if mitt romney wants to have the country, our economy is broken and i'm putting together the team that is going to fix it, portman is a powerful candidate. just from the fun factor, watching sarah palin in that role, she was fun to cover. >> here is the thing. mitt romney has the anti-palin. you cannot -- well, right, but i think he can go outside washington to a tim plenty, by the way, who has run for the presidency. don't underestimate the importance of that, ready to go...
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, and we're not stupid. >> well, romney hopes to turn this election into a referendum only on the economy. he still has a lot of work to do with some voters according to our pollsters, including democrat peter hart. >> mitt romney has to be able to talk, relate, and relax. that means younger voters just really don't relate to him very well. they see him as wealthy, but they don't see him as someone they can talk to and relate to. >> it's no accident that the president has spent the last two days courting young voters in battleground states like iowa, hoping to reenergize the same support that propelled him into office four years ago. >> helping more young people afford college should be at the forefront of america's agenda, and it shouldn't be a republican or democratic issue. it's an american issue. >> it's been a coordinated push by the president this week to target young voters. he's the cover interview on "rolling stone" and he even slow jammed the news with jimmy fallon on "late night" on tuesday. >> the reason it's so important to keep down costs is so we keep college affordable. >>
, and we're not stupid. >> well, romney hopes to turn this election into a referendum only on the economy. he still has a lot of work to do with some voters according to our pollsters, including democrat peter hart. >> mitt romney has to be able to talk, relate, and relax. that means younger voters just really don't relate to him very well. they see him as wealthy, but they don't see him as someone they can talk to and relate to. >> it's no accident that the president has...
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and toward the economy. white house advisers are reportedly considering a stimulus bill. gop leaders say it would never make it through congress. >>> going back now, and doing the same thing, that didn't work the first time, and spending even more money that we don't have, i just think it is in sanity. >> new obama campaign ad out today attacks romney's economic record as the governor of massachusetts. it will air in several key swing states including virginia. >>> a juror accused of flirting with john edwards during his campaign finance corruption trial is laughing off the reports. denise spite one of four alternates in the case. she got a lot of attention after a reporter wrote that she was flirting with the former presidential hopeful. the defendant. spite says the claims are ridiculous, she is both married and a republican. >> i really don't think john edwards, sitting there facing 30 years, potential is looking for his next date. i just thought it was ridiculous. >> yeah. and you better not be looking f
and toward the economy. white house advisers are reportedly considering a stimulus bill. gop leaders say it would never make it through congress. >>> going back now, and doing the same thing, that didn't work the first time, and spending even more money that we don't have, i just think it is in sanity. >> new obama campaign ad out today attacks romney's economic record as the governor of massachusetts. it will air in several key swing states including virginia. >>> a...
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romney is an avid rider who started competing as part of her therapy for ms. virginia is considered one of the key battleground states that will help decide november's big election. >>> as for her husband, the secret service is looking into claims that someone road off with mitt romney's tax records. romney's political office in tennessee received an anonymous letter demanding a payment of $1 million to stop the records from being released. the letter included a flash drive, which secret service confiscated. romney's accounting firm said no evidence that any of his tax records were taken. >>> tom brokaw says he's feeling much better after accidentally taking ambien this morning. the nbc special news correspondent said he was feeling light headed on the set of msnbc morning joe. he was taken to the hospital after a precaution. he tweeted he was okay and made a better comeback than the new york giants did last night. >>> here's some exciting news the baby watch is continuing. now under 24-hour monitoring as veterinarians wait to see if she is, in fact, pregnant.
romney is an avid rider who started competing as part of her therapy for ms. virginia is considered one of the key battleground states that will help decide november's big election. >>> as for her husband, the secret service is looking into claims that someone road off with mitt romney's tax records. romney's political office in tennessee received an anonymous letter demanding a payment of $1 million to stop the records from being released. the letter included a flash drive, which...
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it was romney who made news first today on the economy. andrea mitchell with us tonight from our d.c. news room. good evening. >> good evening, brian. mitt romney is hoping to get most of the 54 delegates up for grabs in illinois tomorrow where rick santorum didn't even file slates in four districts. romney did get some attention when he acknowledged the economy is improving, but then santorum always raised eyebrows by saying he's not concerned about unemployment. his point being government shntd be in the place of creating jobs. and santorum was also asked today about a louisiana pastor who introduced him outside of baton rouge with fiery words. >> if you don't love america, you don't like the way we do things, i got one thing to say. get out! i said we don't worship voodoo, we don't worship mohammed. we don't worship allah. we worship god, god's son jesus christ. >> this afternoon, santorum responded. >> i think i made that pretty clear throughout my campaign, that i believe very much in freedom of religion. >> with another distraction o
it was romney who made news first today on the economy. andrea mitchell with us tonight from our d.c. news room. good evening. >> good evening, brian. mitt romney is hoping to get most of the 54 delegates up for grabs in illinois tomorrow where rick santorum didn't even file slates in four districts. romney did get some attention when he acknowledged the economy is improving, but then santorum always raised eyebrows by saying he's not concerned about unemployment. his point being...
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the uneasy economy seems to be helping romney. nearly 2/3 of respondents say they are not confident that the economy will be better for their children's generation. >>> and president obama will be offering advice to some graduates this morning. he'll deliver the commencement address at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. the president will also attend two campaign events today. one in colorado, the other in california. >>> today the secret service director will make his first public comments on the recent prostitution scandal in colombia. director mark sullivan is expected to tell a senate committee last month's scandal did not threaten national security. his prepared testimony states the agents implicated did not have protective information about president obama at the time of misconduct. the agents visited nightclubs and invited prostitutes to their hotel prior to president obama's arrival in colombia. four secret service agents involved in the scandal are now fighting their dismissals. a government official tells nb
the uneasy economy seems to be helping romney. nearly 2/3 of respondents say they are not confident that the economy will be better for their children's generation. >>> and president obama will be offering advice to some graduates this morning. he'll deliver the commencement address at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. the president will also attend two campaign events today. one in colorado, the other in california. >>> today the secret service director will...
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. >>> there was of course much more to our conversation with governor romney, including talk about the economy, his plan to fix what ails the united states is, after all, the crux and motivation of his campaign. and we talked about it here in london. >> for me this campaign is overwhelmingly about getting more good jobs for middle income americans, getting them rising incomes. when that happens, they'll have more money to buy the things they want to buy. that helps the economy. they can pay more taxes with higher incomes. that gets us to a balanced budget. we're at a point here where we have two different roads we can go down. one leads to europe. the other leads to the kind of prosperity which has always characterized america. >> europeans would argue we were europe before there was europe back in '08. but we went first of course. >> well, there is no question but that the collapse of our housing and our financial system was what precipitated the trauma that you're seeing throughout the world. what has made it last so long is the improper decisions made over the prior decades where na
. >>> there was of course much more to our conversation with governor romney, including talk about the economy, his plan to fix what ails the united states is, after all, the crux and motivation of his campaign. and we talked about it here in london. >> for me this campaign is overwhelmingly about getting more good jobs for middle income americans, getting them rising incomes. when that happens, they'll have more money to buy the things they want to buy. that helps the economy....
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crony capitalism like this did not help. >> reporter: romney has hammered away on the economy. thursday, appearing at solyndra, the solar energy firm that failed and he's keeping up the attack with a new web ad. a new nbc news battleground map shows president obama with the lead in lekkal votes. >> going into the summer, into the fall, this is when people are going to be making their decisions. very bad news for the white house. >> reporter: in the coming week, the obama campaign is going to be sending some massachusetts democratic lawmakers to some of those states to draw attention to what they feel is mitt romney's lackluster record of governor of massachusetts. >>> still ahead, a new approach to attack some of the deadliest forms of cancer. doctors unveil some pretty stunning results. >>> and later, off the road. a federal crackdown after a series of deadly accidents on some of the country's busiest highways. 43. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa
crony capitalism like this did not help. >> reporter: romney has hammered away on the economy. thursday, appearing at solyndra, the solar energy firm that failed and he's keeping up the attack with a new web ad. a new nbc news battleground map shows president obama with the lead in lekkal votes. >> going into the summer, into the fall, this is when people are going to be making their decisions. very bad news for the white house. >> reporter: in the coming week, the obama...
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mitt romney is keeping a low profile this week. he's in new england. >>> coming up on 4:38 right now. ahead on "news4 today," paying tribute to neil armstrong. how you will soon be able to honor the late astronaut here in the district. >>> while plans to transform this block in chevy chase is not being well received by neighbors. >>> no day of rain as you get ready to head out the door. veronica johnson looks at how long it will stick aro >>> and a drive to left. morse tuns one way and the ball is right there for him. they have done it again. >> this morning the nationals have their largest first place lead of the season. they beat the cubs 11-5 last night. braves lost 6-0 to the rockies. that means the nats are in first place by 7 1/2 games. adam laroche hit two home runs. the nationals will look to win their fourth game in a row tonight against the cubs. all right. looking good. >> yeah. nice for them. >>> 4:41 right now. let's see how the weather will hold out for you today. storm team4 meteorologist has the forecast. >> let's j
mitt romney is keeping a low profile this week. he's in new england. >>> coming up on 4:38 right now. ahead on "news4 today," paying tribute to neil armstrong. how you will soon be able to honor the late astronaut here in the district. >>> while plans to transform this block in chevy chase is not being well received by neighbors. >>> no day of rain as you get ready to head out the door. veronica johnson looks at how long it will stick aro >>> and a...
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the economy seems to be helping romney close that gap. only 1/3 of those polled say they think the economy will get better, and only 43% approve of how the president has handled the economy. that is down two points from last month. >>> this morning, president obama will head west to speak to graduates and attend several campaign events. first he'll deliver the commencement address to graduates at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. he'll then head to denver for a campaign event, and then ends his day in california at a fundraiser at the home of a supporter. >>> today the jury in the john edwards trial will deliberate for a fourth day. the jurors asked for notes from rachel bunny mellon. the 101-year-old woman provided most of the $1 million that is in question. prosecutors accuse jed wards of using money to hide his pregnant mistress during the beltway in 2008. he faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. >>> changing their story, what several witnesses are saying that they saw the night trayvon martin was killed. >>> the s
the economy seems to be helping romney close that gap. only 1/3 of those polled say they think the economy will get better, and only 43% approve of how the president has handled the economy. that is down two points from last month. >>> this morning, president obama will head west to speak to graduates and attend several campaign events. first he'll deliver the commencement address to graduates at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. he'll then head to denver for a campaign...
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in our poll when likely voters were asked who would did a better job on the economy, mitt romney led by two points in august but that's now flipped to a 2-point lead for mr. obama 49% to 47%. >> i don't support the republican philosophy that tax cuts will improve the economy. i do believe that government spending can be reduced but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be spent on critical infrastructure, education, and health care. >> reporter: the president also holds a sizable 12-point lead among women voters in virginia with almost every obama campaign ad focused on women. >> moms like christy would be stretched even more under mitt romney. >> my goodness, what a northern virginia welcome. >> reporter: but there is another side to the gender gap. the romney-ryan ticket leads with men in virginia by six points and their campaign is pressing the message they can fix the economy. >> here in virginia we're not better off under president obama. >> reporter: a virginia voter and 20-year veteran of the air force believes mitt romney has more ability to handle the deficit. >> the success in the
in our poll when likely voters were asked who would did a better job on the economy, mitt romney led by two points in august but that's now flipped to a 2-point lead for mr. obama 49% to 47%. >> i don't support the republican philosophy that tax cuts will improve the economy. i do believe that government spending can be reduced but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be spent on critical infrastructure, education, and health care. >> reporter: the president also holds a sizable 12-point...
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the economy is getting better, and romney has not said what he would do to make it still better. >> there is no positive economic message coming out of him. his economic plan of 59 points, and he doesn't talk about them in the smeemps. for conservatives who want to here a powerful proactive conservative message, they think he is kind of a goose egg. >> and he is so uncomfortable talking about his own wealth that they are afraid he is not going to come out and call for lower marginal tax rates. he has an economic speech coming up on february 24. chris: going to draw the big picture. let's go to the white house original decision to require catholic institutions to pay for birth control. here is what kathleen parker wrote. even though some catholic women may disagree with the church, but they still respect it. they don't want to see their church beat up. i thought you said it well. >> it has the added virtue of being true. the women i have talked to, i happen to have a lot of catholic friends for some reason, and they tell me over and over that and they don't mind the contraception, and unfo
the economy is getting better, and romney has not said what he would do to make it still better. >> there is no positive economic message coming out of him. his economic plan of 59 points, and he doesn't talk about them in the smeemps. for conservatives who want to here a powerful proactive conservative message, they think he is kind of a goose egg. >> and he is so uncomfortable talking about his own wealth that they are afraid he is not going to come out and call for lower marginal...
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: this woman also says the economy, along with the unemployment rate, drove her to vote for mitt romney. >> i have a daughter unemployed over a year, you know. it's just those issues. >> reporter: now, we're seeing some very interesting turnout trends across the commonwealth today. some had speculated the turnout would be well below 2008 but it is looking like that might not be the case. i'll have that coming up. for now, live from rich monday. >>> 'tis battle of the governors. tim kaine versus george allen. now more on that pivotal and expensive contest. >> reporter: this is where george allen will be and tim kaine will be waiting for results at the marriott. they will lill literally not be far apart and that's fitting since that's the way it is in the polls, too. george allen will be in richmond tonight. he cast his ballot early in alexander re. a tim kaine woke up in richmond to vote and will stay put. both talked about the economy and planned defense cuts impacting virginia's military workers for months now. in the en, they wanted to make sure their name was on voters' minds going i
: this woman also says the economy, along with the unemployment rate, drove her to vote for mitt romney. >> i have a daughter unemployed over a year, you know. it's just those issues. >> reporter: now, we're seeing some very interesting turnout trends across the commonwealth today. some had speculated the turnout would be well below 2008 but it is looking like that might not be the case. i'll have that coming up. for now, live from rich monday. >>> 'tis battle of the...
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is it going to the economy, reproductive rights? chris: what about issues like health care, taking care of your aging parents? >> many people -- women -- romney favors access to contraception. but he said during the primary said he would support the brunt amendment, and it was made possible for employers to opt out of any contraceptive help. chris: based on their own thinking. >> based on their own moral, religious thinking. that means that women employees would have to go on the marketplace and find their own help on contraception. >> go ahead. i'll wait. chris: kathleen, you're writing your new column in "the washington post" and syndicated around the world. the obama campaign couldn't be more thrilled on the issue. the evidence of which is the movement of women voters towards romney. kathleen explain it. that's a big movement after the first debate. >> women are moving -- apparently they've moved back to obama back towards the second debate. who knows what will happen after the third? women do actually think differently than men.
is it going to the economy, reproductive rights? chris: what about issues like health care, taking care of your aging parents? >> many people -- women -- romney favors access to contraception. but he said during the primary said he would support the brunt amendment, and it was made possible for employers to opt out of any contraceptive help. chris: based on their own thinking. >> based on their own moral, religious thinking. that means that women employees would have to go on the...
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. >> after romney's original comments, president obama's campaign adviser immediately responded. >>> a student was inappropriately touched at a school. >> i have to protect my child. >> reporter: this woman is outraged after picking her son up at ketchum elementary school in south washington. >> it makes me feel terrible as a parent. >> reporter: school officials say a man walked in and inappropriately touched a student. >> all the teachers was running down the stairs r they called police. the man got away. officers searched, interviewed the child and talked to school officials. a statement was issued, dcps is treating this matter very seriously. we are working with the mpd and reviewing our security measures to ensure we have the best protocols in place to prevent further breach of our school building by unauthorized individuals. >> i'm going to transfer my kids if they don't find the person who did this. >> reporter: school officials say they told parents about what happened. but many told me they didn't know anything about it. >> i wish somebody would tell me what's going on. i wa
. >> after romney's original comments, president obama's campaign adviser immediately responded. >>> a student was inappropriately touched at a school. >> i have to protect my child. >> reporter: this woman is outraged after picking her son up at ketchum elementary school in south washington. >> it makes me feel terrible as a parent. >> reporter: school officials say a man walked in and inappropriately touched a student. >> all the teachers was...
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others say to just focus on the struggling economy. >> americans aren't concerned about mitt romney's tax returns. they're concerned about their tax returns and the new taxes that obama is putting on the american people. >> reporter: romney is pushing the same message in this latest ad. 23 million are strulgling for work as unemployment sticks to 8.2%. the obama campaign is not letting romney off the hook regarding bain capital. he was the sold owner and o prior to 2002. romney supporters say it's just another failed tactic for the president. >> things are not going in the right direction. no wonder he wants to try to change the subject. >> reporter: portman, a possible romney rubbing mate, campaigned for the presidential hopeful in his home state, ohio. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> elsewhere in politics in what has become an increasingly controversial topic this year, organizations pouring hundreds of millions of dollars in the campaign ads can still keep their top donors and expenditures secret. for now in a vote, senate republicans united to prevent the so-called dis
others say to just focus on the struggling economy. >> americans aren't concerned about mitt romney's tax returns. they're concerned about their tax returns and the new taxes that obama is putting on the american people. >> reporter: romney is pushing the same message in this latest ad. 23 million are strulgling for work as unemployment sticks to 8.2%. the obama campaign is not letting romney off the hook regarding bain capital. he was the sold owner and o prior to 2002. romney...
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the romney campaign is concerned about ohio for the reasons that peter laid out, the economy is doing better. the auto bailout has an impact, particularly in the northeastern part of the state. all of that can help them run a pretty effective campaign in the state. >> and the economy is his core and basically his sole focus as we approach the election here. he did make interesting comments yesterday regarding president obama's foreign policy. he said whatever obama did in israel, i would have done the opposite. how significant are those comments? >> well, i think there what you're seeing romney do is trying to target jewish votes in a state like florida, where they think they can make up a little bit of room because of a deteriorating relationship between netanyahu and obama. you've seen romney talk about his old friend, prime minister netanyahu. i think a lot of these statements are more targeted to particular voting groups, in particular states that are going to be very important. >> meanwhile, president obama and his family, they're in chicago this weekend, for a wedding. this come
the romney campaign is concerned about ohio for the reasons that peter laid out, the economy is doing better. the auto bailout has an impact, particularly in the northeastern part of the state. all of that can help them run a pretty effective campaign in the state. >> and the economy is his core and basically his sole focus as we approach the election here. he did make interesting comments yesterday regarding president obama's foreign policy. he said whatever obama did in israel, i would...
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the economy has been the strength for romney, or at least the area they want it target. but we are hearing more about foreign policy. the administration policy towards china. more attacks on what happened in benghazi and whether responses were answered for more security help. would you expect to hear more foreign policy in this debate? >> i think so because i think that romney wanted to connect to a broader leadership issue. break down of leadership. the benghazi issue and attack on cons late, death of our ambassador, and how it was handled. the fact there are different opinions from the administration. i think he want to expose that and keep the issue alive. we will see how it resonates with voters but it is an important issue dealt with by the administration. the trend line for the economy is more positive from the point of view of the administration and we see it in the polling too that people are feeling better about the direction of the economy. that may hurt romney's argument by saying, you know, that we have to switch leadership at this point. >> before i let you
the economy has been the strength for romney, or at least the area they want it target. but we are hearing more about foreign policy. the administration policy towards china. more attacks on what happened in benghazi and whether responses were answered for more security help. would you expect to hear more foreign policy in this debate? >> i think so because i think that romney wanted to connect to a broader leadership issue. break down of leadership. the benghazi issue and attack on cons...
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. >>> the obama campaign is accusing mitt romney of rooting for the u.s. economy to get worse. the obama campaign spokesperson says romney is harping on bad economic news in hopes of improving his chances at winning this november. a romney spokesman calls the accusation ridiculous. >>> a possible snag in efforts to expand gambling in maryland. a work group failed to reach an agreement on whether to recommend adding a casino in prince george's county. governor martin o'malley had said he'd call a special session to address the issue if the 11-member group could reach a consensus on how to expand gambling in the state. this latest development means that plans to build an mgm casino at national harbor are on hold, but the company says it is still committed to the project. the company released a statement, which reads in part, "given the opportunity, mgm resorts would help maryland create thousands of new jobs, help to diversify the maryland economy and generate millions in new revenues." >>> major questions this morning from the family of a man killed in a shoot-out with police in
. >>> the obama campaign is accusing mitt romney of rooting for the u.s. economy to get worse. the obama campaign spokesperson says romney is harping on bad economic news in hopes of improving his chances at winning this november. a romney spokesman calls the accusation ridiculous. >>> a possible snag in efforts to expand gambling in maryland. a work group failed to reach an agreement on whether to recommend adding a casino in prince george's county. governor martin o'malley...
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. >>> with todd akin vowing to stay in the race mitt romney and paul ryan try to refocus on the economy, but ut uproar over the abortion comments won't die down. claire leka joins us with the latest. claire, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, veronica. you could call it a perfect storm. republicans are juggling that abortion question. there is also worries about tropical storm isaac strengthening into a hurricane possibly, and it could possibly make landfall near tampa just as the republican national convention is getting started next monday. now, we did have the republican national convention press secretary saying that contingency plans are in place should the worst case scenario happen, but, again, they're moving forward and fully expect to put on the convention in tampa bay next week. tampa bay's mayor says the city is willing to call it off if necessary. the romney-ryan ticket has been trying to distance himself from the todd akin "legitimate rape" controversy. paul ryan clarified his position on abortion for the first time on the campaign trail yesterday. now, he told re
. >>> with todd akin vowing to stay in the race mitt romney and paul ryan try to refocus on the economy, but ut uproar over the abortion comments won't die down. claire leka joins us with the latest. claire, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, veronica. you could call it a perfect storm. republicans are juggling that abortion question. there is also worries about tropical storm isaac strengthening into a hurricane possibly, and it could possibly make landfall near tampa...
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. >> the president in ohio today also mitt romney, the president talking about how the economy is growing and how his programs have helped it to do so. mr. romney, on the other hand, talking about how the economy is tanking and how the policies of the president have not been working. there will be a lot more of this in the next few months. >> ohio a critical state, both candidates trying to go off the rho either. >>> on days like these, it's hard to keep the weather guy indoors. doug is live for the summer backyard weather series. i 2350i7b8ly come to do the 6:00 news and you're not even here. >> i know, i was thinking is that eun yang? a little high-five, so we can at least act like we're doing the same television. say hello, everybody. we are in the montgomery village area here. i've got to tell you, a great day weatherwise. we have a great community, too. obviously not everybody lives in this house behind me, but they live around the same areas. it's really great, all the kids here, what were we playing earlier? were you playing manhunt? i lost. let's show you the weather, show, becaus
. >> the president in ohio today also mitt romney, the president talking about how the economy is growing and how his programs have helped it to do so. mr. romney, on the other hand, talking about how the economy is tanking and how the policies of the president have not been working. there will be a lot more of this in the next few months. >> ohio a critical state, both candidates trying to go off the rho either. >>> on days like these, it's hard to keep the weather guy...
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romney leads on the economy. but on these gut check values economy questions, the question leads by a lot. >> now for the gop into the convention, chuck todd as always, thanks. >>> overseas tonight in afghanistan, a rocket attack has damaged the aircft of the top u.s. military commander in afghanistan this week, in rt to address the growing number of so-called friendly force attacks by afghans on u.s. forces. these aircraft, one of these, a c-17 heavy lift, short takeoff, was parked at a runway at bagram air base. dempsey was not on board the aircraft at the time, but the damage was enough to force dempsey to use a differentne for today's flight home. >>> a freight train accident last night took the lives of two college students in ellicott city, maryland, about 12 miles outside of baltimore. a csx train carrying 9,000 tons of coal derailed with several cars falling off a bridge on to parked vehicles below. the two victims were crushed by spilled coal. investigators are trying to determine whether the girls' pres
romney leads on the economy. but on these gut check values economy questions, the question leads by a lot. >> now for the gop into the convention, chuck todd as always, thanks. >>> overseas tonight in afghanistan, a rocket attack has damaged the aircft of the top u.s. military commander in afghanistan this week, in rt to address the growing number of so-called friendly force attacks by afghans on u.s. forces. these aircraft, one of these, a c-17 heavy lift, short takeoff, was...
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tracie pott joins us with more on that and the high school drama dogging mitt romney, trey sooe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the president moves on to nevada to talk about the economy after the three fund-raisers on the west coast last night including the really big one in california. president obama's $40,000 a plate dinner at george clooney's house may be the biggest single fund-raiser ever. more than mitt romney raised in a month. democrats say donations are pouring in, since the president announced his support for same sex marriage. >> making sure that everybody regardless of sexual orientation is treated fairly. >> reporter: the vice presence dent apologized for forcing the president's hands. they will use this as a key difference between mr. obama and romney but for now, romney's apologizing after washington post report says he bullied a gay student in high school. pinning him down and cutting his hair. romney says he doesn't remember. >> there is no question but that i did some stupid things when i was in high school, and obviously if i hurt anyone by vir
tracie pott joins us with more on that and the high school drama dogging mitt romney, trey sooe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the president moves on to nevada to talk about the economy after the three fund-raisers on the west coast last night including the really big one in california. president obama's $40,000 a plate dinner at george clooney's house may be the biggest single fund-raiser ever. more than mitt romney raised in a month. democrats say donations are...
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economy is at a virtual standstill. coincidentally this is also what it looks like when romney tries to dance. [ laughter and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] oh, yeah. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me got no privacy oh i always feel ♪ ♪ like somebody's i love rockwell. i love rockwell. i love snackwells. they're the greatest. [ laughter ] speaking of mitt romney, yesterday in virginia romney criticized president obama for making puns about his name like romnesia. he said it's just an obama-nation. [ laughter ] you guys, the election is just four days away. and more than 2.7 million people in florida have already cast their votes. [ cheers ] unfortunately since it's florida most of them just stuffed their ballots into a toaster oven. they had no idea. [ laughter ] "i voted twice." you guys probably hear about this because of all the traffic congestion in new york due to the hurricane. mayor bloomberg has been requiring people commuting over the bridges to carpool into the city. that's right. there mus
economy is at a virtual standstill. coincidentally this is also what it looks like when romney tries to dance. [ laughter and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] oh, yeah. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me got no privacy oh i always feel ♪ ♪ like somebody's i love rockwell. i love rockwell. i love snackwells. they're the greatest. [ laughter ] speaking of mitt romney, yesterday in virginia romney criticized president obama for making puns about his name like romnesia. he said...
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mitt romney says he's feeling like the front-runner again. >> i just feel that things are going in our direction. i'm hoping for a big turnout on tuesday. and i think we're being to win here. i sure hope so. >> reporter: in front of a packed crowd along pensacola's famed shores, romney focused on the president and mocked newt gingrich's complaints about the crowd participation in last debates. >> speaker gingrich said he didn't do so well because the audience was so loud. and the one before it was too quiet. it's like goldilocks you have to it right. >> reporter: and an all-out assault on gingrich, including john mccain who called him desperate. >> a desperate candidate is a candidate who attacks someone who succeeds in the free enterprise system. >> reporter: while romney may be leading in the polls he's still battling to win the support of the party's conservative base. ♪ on friday night, it was florida's influential hispanic vote he was after. and the ad wars continue. the latest romney ad lifting a 1997 clip of "nbc nightly news," the day the former house speaker was found guilty
mitt romney says he's feeling like the front-runner again. >> i just feel that things are going in our direction. i'm hoping for a big turnout on tuesday. and i think we're being to win here. i sure hope so. >> reporter: in front of a packed crowd along pensacola's famed shores, romney focused on the president and mocked newt gingrich's complaints about the crowd participation in last debates. >> speaker gingrich said he didn't do so well because the audience was so loud. and...
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because of the economy. i like obama. i think he's, i think -- i think we need to have something changed up to affect the direction of the economy. >> reporter: for john, the decision was easy. he calls himself a reliable gop voter. >> i voted for mitt. we need change which we never got. and more of the same. the defense sis spending, way too high. >> reporter: fairfax county is critical to both candidates. this woman went to three polling places before finding the right one and voting for barack obama. >> i believe he would be a better candidate to run the country. i think he is more of a leader. his leadership is more for all people. >> reporter: now, i will be covering the virginia democrats. they are heartened by something they are seeing in turnout. they are saying that 2012 turnout looks a lot more like 2008. the question is, does that favor mitt romney or barack obama? we will find out in a few hours. reporting live from rich monday. news4. >> thanks. >>> republican vice presidential candidate paul ry
because of the economy. i like obama. i think he's, i think -- i think we need to have something changed up to affect the direction of the economy. >> reporter: for john, the decision was easy. he calls himself a reliable gop voter. >> i voted for mitt. we need change which we never got. and more of the same. the defense sis spending, way too high. >> reporter: fairfax county is critical to both candidates. this woman went to three polling places before finding the right one...
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he says he would help romney improve measuring's economy. he wouldn't turn down other opportunities in the white house. romney's team says they won't make any announcements on a possible vice presidential choice until romney officially wraps up the nomination. >>> the gop candidates are stumping for every last vote. george allen, bob marshall, amy radkey debated for the last time last night. the most came on the issue of thorne begland. he is openly gay and was blocked from becoming a state judge earlier this week. allen offered a more moderate response. >> sexual orientation in my view is not a criteria for disqualifying or qualifying a judge. >> the latest poll showed allen cruising to the republican nomination. >>> facebook could be on the hook for $1 billion or more in damages over the social media company's botched ipo. the company could be held responsible if the lawyers could prove the company and bankers misled bankers. two congressional panels are looking into the matter. >>> speaking of facebook, first it was facebook's ipo's disas
he says he would help romney improve measuring's economy. he wouldn't turn down other opportunities in the white house. romney's team says they won't make any announcements on a possible vice presidential choice until romney officially wraps up the nomination. >>> the gop candidates are stumping for every last vote. george allen, bob marshall, amy radkey debated for the last time last night. the most came on the issue of thorne begland. he is openly gay and was blocked from becoming a...
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does that take away the argument by romney, that we need a fixer, somebody who can fix the economy? >> that is going to be mitt romney's platform. one jobs number is not good enough. if they add 200,000 jobs a month until fall, yes. this sunday, clint eastwood is going to be on in a two of-minute add for chrysler giving a pep talk to the country. it is important because if the auto industry continues to come back, that is something that president barack obama can point to. he can say in those places here is where i stepped in, and we created two million jobs in the last eight months. >> who runs the shop if it is running well? you don't need a mitt romney. >> that is my point, but the numbers have to continue. >> the numbers are still bad, but they are getting better. if the right track numbers go up, and the "washington journal" had it up to -- the "wall street journal" had it up to 30%. >> it is going to go up, not down. >> this guy is worth $250 million apparently. is that a problem? we have had wealthy presidents, who somehow were able to connect. reagan was pretty nwaelete. the
does that take away the argument by romney, that we need a fixer, somebody who can fix the economy? >> that is going to be mitt romney's platform. one jobs number is not good enough. if they add 200,000 jobs a month until fall, yes. this sunday, clint eastwood is going to be on in a two of-minute add for chrysler giving a pep talk to the country. it is important because if the auto industry continues to come back, that is something that president barack obama can point to. he can say in...
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that he can fix our economy. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, at the rnc in tampa, florida. >>> well, now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in los angeles, surveillance video shows police knocking a woman who was handcuffed down to the ground, and they did it twice. the woman had been pulled over for using a cell phone while driving. well, the officers have been taken off the street during the investigation and their supervisor has been stripped of his command for not doing more to respond to the incident. >>> well, in florida, they're called him the ninja bandit. investigators say a masked man has robbed at least a dozen gas stations and mini markets. he puts a gun to the back of his victi victims' heads and police say he's acting more dangerously with every robbery. >>> in virginia, the driver of a tanker truck was killed in this fiery wreck. please say the big rig overturned on a ramp while trying to merge onto interstate 95. the crash tied up traffic for much of the mornin
that he can fix our economy. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, at the rnc in tampa, florida. >>> well, now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in los angeles, surveillance video shows police knocking a woman who was handcuffed down to the ground, and they did it twice. the woman had been pulled over for using a cell phone while driving. well, the officers have been taken off the street during the investigation and their supervisor has been stripped of...
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mitt romney is associated with the olympics, wants to get some of that magic. a big question for his campaign is do you unveil your vice president selection before or after? chris: when does the olympics start? >> end of jacksonville. it's before or after. chris: john sflune just guessing. >> chris, i just got off a plane from cairo and people, including u.s. officials are highly anxious this weekend as the presidential election comes to its conclusion about the place blowing up again. the u.s. has been meeting with six different members of the muslim brother hood trying to get to know them, get a handle on this but nobody can make -- chris: do they keep the treaty with israel? >> they told me that they intend to keep all treaties, including our treaty with israel, but then they go on to say there are some aspects that have never been implemented. they've been very cagey but there's growing concern that we're going back to a wild in the streets phase in egypt, which will be dangerous. chris: can barack obama win without offering a clear plan to the voters befor
mitt romney is associated with the olympics, wants to get some of that magic. a big question for his campaign is do you unveil your vice president selection before or after? chris: when does the olympics start? >> end of jacksonville. it's before or after. chris: john sflune just guessing. >> chris, i just got off a plane from cairo and people, including u.s. officials are highly anxious this weekend as the presidential election comes to its conclusion about the place blowing up...
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mitt romney calls it a sad reminder the economy is at a virtual standstill. >>> big news out of the district about the speed camera fines. what anyone who drives in d.c. will want to hear, trust me. good morning and welcome to news 4 midday. i'm keith russell. >> i'm barbara harrison. it's friday, november 2nd, 2012. we begin with two developing stories. police shot and killed two suspects one in d.c. and the other in stafford. we begin with a man stabbed an officer. megan mcgrath is live on the scene from the latest from washington's brookland section. >> reporter: when police repond to 911 calls they are not sure what they are going encounter, what is going to be happening on the scene when they arrive. that was certainly the case this morning. a veteran police officer and his partner were in harm's way responding to a domestic assault call here. the officers were attacked by the suspect. one fired in self-defense. police chief kathy lanier hugged one of her officers on the scene. investigators pick up a hoels ere and place t in the trunk of an unmarked call. it was a close call responding
mitt romney calls it a sad reminder the economy is at a virtual standstill. >>> big news out of the district about the speed camera fines. what anyone who drives in d.c. will want to hear, trust me. good morning and welcome to news 4 midday. i'm keith russell. >> i'm barbara harrison. it's friday, november 2nd, 2012. we begin with two developing stories. police shot and killed two suspects one in d.c. and the other in stafford. we begin with a man stabbed an officer. megan...
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. >> what's the romney-ryan bummer sticker? >> we got bumper stickers letting people know where we are. it is basically, you want more jobs? you want higher income? then vote for romney and ryan. >> mrs. romney, your speech was very well received around the country. you had an opportunity to talk about yourself and to talk about your husband and to talk about how he's connected to people in your lives and in your family. there was something that caught my attention, i'm sure it caught yours from the keynote speaker at the democratic convention which sort of went to this charge that somehow neither one of are you as empathetic about what's going on in the country to people who are out of work. and the line was, from julian castro, the mayor of san antonio, you just don't know how good you've had it. how did that sit with you? >> well, i think the thang i want to communicate to people -- it's so important that people understand -- is that mitt and i do recognize that we have not a financial struggle in our lives, but i want peopl
. >> what's the romney-ryan bummer sticker? >> we got bumper stickers letting people know where we are. it is basically, you want more jobs? you want higher income? then vote for romney and ryan. >> mrs. romney, your speech was very well received around the country. you had an opportunity to talk about yourself and to talk about your husband and to talk about how he's connected to people in your lives and in your family. there was something that caught my attention, i'm sure...